unrighteous

unrighteous
index blameworthy, culpable, diabolic, immoral, iniquitous, lawless, nefarious, peccable, peccant (culpable), reprehensible, reprobate, sinister, vicious

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  • Unrighteous — Un*right eous, a. [OE. unrightwise, AS. unrihtw[=i]s. See {Un } not, and {Righteous}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not righteous; evil; wicked; sinful; as, an unrighteous man. [1913 Webster] 2. Contrary to law and equity; unjust; as, an unrighteous decree… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • unrighteous — [unrī′chəs] adj. 1. not righteous; wicked; sinful 2. not right; unjust; unfair unrighteously adv. unrighteousness n …   English World dictionary

  • unrighteous — unrighteously, adv. unrighteousness, n. /un ruy cheuhs/, adj. 1. not righteous; not upright or virtuous; wicked; sinful; evil: an unrighteous king. 2. not in accordance with right or justice; unfair or unjust: an unrighteous law. [bef. 900; ME… …   Universalium

  • unrighteous — adjective Date: before 12th century 1. not righteous ; sinful, wicked 2. unjust, unmerited < intolerable and unrighteous interference in their lives W. W. Wagar > • unrighteously adverb • unrighteousness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • unrighteous — un•right•eous [[t]ʌnˈraɪ tʃəs[/t]] adj. 1) not righteous; sinful; evil 2) unfair or unjust: an unrighteous law[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 900 un•right′eous•ly, adv. un•right′eous•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • unrighteous — /ʌnˈraɪtʃəs/ (say un ruychuhs) adjective 1. not righteous; not upright or virtuous; wicked. 2. not in accordance with right; unjust. –noun 3. the unrighteous, wicked and unjust people collectively. {Middle English unrightwyse, Old English… …  

  • unrighteous — adjective Not righteous …   Wiktionary

  • unrighteous — Synonyms and related words: Adamic, aberrant, abnormal, abominable, atrocious, backsliding, carnal, criminal, delinquent, deviant, disgraceful, erring, evil, fallen, fleshly, frail, godless, hardly the thing, ignominious, illegal, impious,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • unrighteous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. wicked, ungodly; unjust. See evil, irreligion. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. sinful, iniquitous, depraved; see lewd 2 , wicked 1 …   English dictionary for students

  • unrighteous — adj. Ps. v. 6 …   Oldest English Words

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